Friday, July 28. 2006
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Upgraded Hezbollah Rocket Hits Israeli Hospital
Katyushas Hit Communities Across North; 13 Lightly Wounded
"The Upper Galilee was hit by a heavy Katyusha barrage on Thursday afternoon, as 25 rockets landed in and around Kiryat Shmona. Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon fired over 100 Katyusha rockets at targets in northern Israel on Thursday, landing across the Galilee and Hula Valley."
Mossad and IDF Disagree Over Damage to Hezbollah
IDF Pulls Out of Northern Gaza Strip
"IDF troops and tanks pulled out of northern Gaza early Friday after a bloody two-day sweep..., but IAF aircraft continued to pound the area.
The body of a Palestinian operative was found after the IDF pulled back."
Air Force Destroyed Missile Command Center in Tyre
"A direct hit destroyed the building that included the 12th story Hezbollah center. The command unit controlled Syrian-made 220 mm rockets which have caused most of the civilian fatalities in the Hezbollah terrorist war."
Haifa University Students Demonstrate in Support of War
24 Wounded as Kassam Falls Near Zikim Kindergarten
IDF Eliminates 3 Terrorists in Bint Jbeil
"IDF soldiers eliminated three terrorists in the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil overnight.... There were no injuries reported among the IDF troops."
Apparent Terror Victim Identified
"The victim was identified on Friday as Dr. Danny Ya'akovi, the physician of the settlement of Yakir. His charred body was found late Thursday in the trunk of an Israeli vehicle in the West Bank, police said. Ya'akovi had been kidnapped and then killed by Palestinians in a terror attack."
For background on Dr. Yaakovi's kidnapping and murder,
click here.
IDF Hits Over 130 Sites in Lebanon Thursday Night
"The Air Force bombed 57 Hezbollah structures, six rocket launchers, and a Hezbollah base in the Lebanon Valley."
2 Employers, 31 Illegal West Bank Workers Arrested
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